Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 600 Liu He's Fortune Telling
Gongsun Zan secretly looked at a corner of the hall, where a person was hiding. He nodded slightly to the person, who understood and quietly retreated through the side door.

A moment later, outside the hall, there were bursts of footsteps, which sounded like the sound of a large number of soldiers walking quickly.

Liu He looked outside the door and asked, "Why? Are the soldiers under the general's command training here?"

Gongsun Zan's cheeks trembled slightly, and he said, "This...ah, no, this is just the daily deployment of the garrison guards. General, don't take it to heart. What did you want to say just now?"

Liu He did not speak immediately, but just looked at him. He saw drops of cold sweat begin to appear on Gongsun Zan's forehead and flow down his cheeks, but he did not see him wipe it off.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Gongsun Zan became more and more anxious: "General, why are you staring at me?"

"Oh, nothing else. I just saw that the general looked different, so I looked at him a few more times."

"Hmm? Face reading?" Gongsun Zan was a little surprised.

"The general is also proficient in face reading?"

Liu He shook his head and said, "Haha, how can I say proficient in it? But my chief secretary Xun Yu is quite knowledgeable about this. He often mentions it in daily life, so I know a little bit about it, that's all."

"Then, I wonder what's the difference between the two down there?" Gongsun Zan asked curiously.

Liu He leaned forward, squinted his eyes, and looked for a long time, which made Gongsun Zan feel uneasy. Then he suddenly spoke.

"I saw the general's face was red, his eyes were wandering, and his expression was lifeless. Hmm... a strange sight, a real strange sight..."

Gongsun Zan frowned and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone: "The general is saying that I will be in great trouble? The implication is that if I don't listen to the general, I will be in a bloody disaster and my life will be in danger in an instant?"

As he spoke, he quietly reached for a cup on the table, his eyes like knives, staring at Liu He.

Unexpectedly, Liu He suddenly shook his head.

"No, General, you misunderstood Liu's intention."

Gongsun Zan's hand, which was reaching for the cup, suddenly stopped.

"Oh? How is it a misunderstanding?"

Liu He suddenly grabbed the cup on the table, and then said in displeasure: "Oh, they say Youzhou is a barren land, it seems to be true. I am a great general, and I came to visit in person, but I didn't even have a cup of tea."

Gongsun Zan had no idea what he was thinking and could only greet people outside the hall.

"Come here, serve some tea."

Soon, a servant came in with tea and bowed, filling Liu He's cup.

"Sizzle..." Liu He first took a sip, looking very enjoyable, and then took another sip.

"Ha... good tea, good tea..."

After a sigh, Liu He drank it all in one gulp.

Gongsun Zan urged, "You have already drunk your tea, General, can you tell me now?"

Liu He let out a long breath and said, "I think that General Gongsun is not facing a disaster, but a great joy is about to happen. But this joy is too great, just like a wanderer who suddenly sees a pile of gold. It is inevitable that he is dazed and his face is strange."

"Oh? A great happy event?" Gongsun Zan was completely confused by what Liu He said.

"Yes, it is a great happy event, a great happy event for the whole world." Liu He said with a very affirmative tone.

Gongsun Zan said doubtfully, "Then I would like to ask the general, what is the happy event?"

Liu He smacked his lips and said slowly, "The land of Zhongshan County is divided into two. Guangchang, Shangquyang, Tangxian, Wangdu, Wuji, Xinshi, Lunu, and Hanchang on the west side are under the jurisdiction of the court, and Anxi, Liwu, Anguo, Puyin, and Beiping on the east side are under the jurisdiction of the general."

"What!" Gongsun Zan was furious and slammed the table and stood up.

"Is this the happy event that the general was talking about? Don't you think this is a bit too much?"

He grabbed the teacup in front of him and was about to throw it away, but he heard Liu He say another sentence.

"What I just said about recalling my uncle Liu Yu will still count. In addition, I will ask the emperor to issue an edict to appoint you as the governor of Youzhou and the general of Zhengbei, depose Gongsun Du, and hand over the entire Liaodong region to you. If Gongsun Du does not obey, he will be a traitor to the court, and you can deal with him as you wish."

Gongsun Zan stopped what he was doing again and looked at Liu He.

"Is this true?"

Liaodong was originally a wild land, but Gongsun Du was quite capable. After taking office, he cracked down on the powerful and imposed harsh laws. In addition, it was far away from the Central Plains and was not affected by the war. Therefore, in just a few years, Liaodong became increasingly prosperous and powerful. Gongsun Zan had coveted this place for a long time. However, he changed his mind and his face turned cold again: "I want to kill Gongsun Du as soon as possible. Liaodong should be under the control of Gongsun Zan."

The implication is that he is obviously not satisfied yet.

Liu He glanced at the teacup in his hand and smiled slightly.

"General, please be patient. I haven't finished what I want to say. As you said, you are loyal and righteous. The court and I are very clear about it. Otherwise, how could I dare to come to see you alone? Since you are a loyal and righteous man, the court will naturally not treat you unfairly."

Seeing that he had more to say, Gongsun Zan calmed down a little and sat down again.

"Please tell me clearly, General."

Liu He smiled and said, "The two counties of Hejian and Bohai to the east of Zhongshan County will be handed over to you, General. The imperial army will only take the counties in the southern part of Jizhou. You and I will not interfere with each other. What do you think, General?"

Gongsun Zan was startled and thought he had misheard, so he leaned forward.

"The general is talking about the two counties of Hejian and Bohai?"

Liu He smiled and said nothing. Instead, he took out a roll of cloth from his arms and handed it to him with both hands.

"This is the decree of His Majesty. The general will know it after reading it himself."

Gongsun Zan snatched it away almost as if snatching it away, and unfolded it excitedly.

Immediately afterwards, Liu He watched his face become more and more delighted in the blink of an eye.

"Haha, the emperor is so gracious, the emperor is so gracious! Hahahaha..."

Liu He said: "How about it? With such conditions, I can exchange your cities for mine. Isn't that a great joy?"

Gongsun Zan was very happy and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, of course, let's drink to celebrate. General, you will stay in my humble abode today. I will toast you a few cups to thank you for your kindness."

Liu He clasped his fists and said, "Since Brother Bogui has invited me so kindly, I will respectfully obey your order."

"Okay, the general is really straightforward. Come here!"

Gongsun Zan shouted loudly to the outside of the door, and a servant hurried in.

"What are your orders, my lord?"

"Order someone to prepare a banquet immediately. I want to entertain the great general of the dynasty. Oh, and bring out the three jars of fine wine that I bought specially from Qingzhou. I want to drink with the great general."

"Here!"

Liu He looked at the ecstatic Gongsun Zan, but he was even happier than him.

"Let the Gongsun family fight among their own kind. I will come back to settle with you after I have stabilized Jizhou and recaptured Luoyang."

Suddenly, something came to his mind.

"By the way, Brother Bogui, I heard that my brother Liu Xuande was defeated by Yuan Shao and left Shangdang, and came to you for refuge. I haven't seen my brother for many years, and I miss him very much. Can you invite him to have a feast with us tonight?"

Gongsun Zan said, "Liu Xuande, hey, if you want to see him, the general is a few days late."

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Three days ago, he suddenly came to me and said that Kong Wenju from Beihai sent someone to see him and asked for his help to resist the invasion of Qingzhou by Yuan Shao's troops. I gave him 3,000 troops and he set out that day. Now that Yuan Shao has been defeated by the general, except for Qingzhou, the rest of his troops are almost all concentrated in Yecheng, with no time to take care of other matters. I expected Xuande to go directly through Jizhou and head to Qingzhou. I'm afraid he has already reached Anping."

"What? He went to Qingzhou?" Liu He was very surprised.

"Then who did he meet before this?"

Although Gongsun Zan didn't understand why Liu He asked these questions, he was in a good mood now and told him everything he knew.

"If I were to say who I have met, it would be the two aides under Yuan Shao, Shen Pei and Tian Feng."

"It's actually the two of them!" Liu He was shocked.

"Ha, Xuande is the same. These two guys have bad tempers and are arrogant. I personally visited them, but they didn't even open the door for me. No wonder they were not valued when they were under Yuan Shao. Hey, Xuande has wasted many years and has achieved nothing. I'm afraid he is just hungry and has no choice. Come on, let's not talk about him anymore. Let's go. I'll take you to the military camp for a look. Please give me some advice..."

(End of this chapter)